On Monday evening we ordered our nursery furniture! We saw the crib and dresser/changer at a small baby boutique here in Louisiana, but they wouldn't ship out of town. We found the furniture on a website and ordered it there....and the company was nice enough to hold the ship date until we give them the okay that we're done with Louisiana and are headed back up north. We should be able to start painting the nursery and assembling the furniture shortly after we get back, which means we'll be able to check that off the list of things to get done before the deployment comes. We're really excited!
We spent our Saturday and Sunday in Dallas to do a little bit shopping, a LOT of eating, and also some baby registering. I was kind of nervous about it, because even though we've gotten a lot of great suggestions, we still didn't really know what we were doing. Those baby stores have so many choices that it is just overwhelming. In two days, we spent a good hour and 45 minutes in the stroller aisle alone testing out two of them. I wish I would have taken a picture of my dear husband testing out the handles, wheel radius, storage compartments, safety locks, cushions, shade canopies....and of course, making sure our final choice was able to easily pop a wheeley. :) Actually, we still have no large items on our registry yet, but we figure we have time. We really had a blast though (and we're still taking suggestions!).
On our way out of town, we stopped at a maternity shop for me to get some jeans. The hair tie extension closure at the top of my jeans with the Bella Band on top of it is just not doing the trick anymore. I'm paranoid all day about whether or not people can see that my pants are actually undone...so I'm moving forward to elastic waistbands. Z won the World's Best Husband Award that day as he so very patiently walked around the store with me, and then sat in a chair outside of my dressing room waiting to see if I needed him to go get something else. Just to freak him out, I put on the stomach cushion that they have in the dressing rooms that shows the size of a 7 month belly....which on top of my 19 weeks belly really made for a dramatic look! He still brought me back to Lousiana with him, so I guess it was more of a freak out to me.
It was such a nice weekend. :) Here is an update picture:
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| 19 Weeks How Far Along: 19 weeks - October 15 Maternity Clothes: Yep, and I love my new jeans (although I do not have them on in this picture) Sleep: Great, but when I wake up my hips really hurt. Best Moment This Week: Ordered nursery furniture! Movement: Pretty sure it happened. I was sitting here with Z on Wednesday evening and there was a quick tickle, but then it got crampy. I hope that was it. I felt it again when we put Z's new headphones on my stomach that he got while we were in Dallas. We played some Planet Earth soundtrack, some rap (no movement), and some Toto "Africa." Food Cravings: Cheese. Every day. All day. Gender: Three more weeks until we know! What I Miss: Deli meat. We went to a pumpkin carving party on Friday evening and there were some deli sandwiches that someone brought that everyone was raving about. I really wanted to try one. Milestone: A little bit of movement! I'm anxious for it to be more frequent and obvious. Z has started his next online course focusing on Marketing, and his work schedule is a little busier this week (which is a good thing!). He has a few flights and other training requirements, but he thinks we may still be down here another three weeks (wich is well past what we were told...but what can we do). I feel very fortunate that I am not working this year and that we can be here together. One thing that our friends with children continue to tell us is how much your world changes once the baby comes. We know that our focus will definitely change, so to have this time with just the two of us is such a blessing. Once we get back north, he'll be preparing to deploy, and by the time he gets back from that it will be baby time! So even though things are not going as planned right now --- there are no complaints here. We're working with what we have, where we are, and enjoying it. |
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